nosology
noun
the systematic classification of diseases.
nosological
-
a word derived from
nosology.
Example Sentences
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And therein lies the nosological pickle: The symptoms of culture-bound syndromes often overlap with more general, known psychiatric conditions that are universal in nature, such as schizophrenia, body dysmorphia, and social anxiety.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2011
In nosological terms, precise definitions are exceedingly important, however, since younger persons' perceptions of "old" may vary; it's unclear in such cases if we're talking about, say, Sex and the City-old or Golden Girls-old.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2011
They were, as the doctors say, nosological and not pathological in practice.
From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by George Fitzhugh
Wrecks of gout, they say, and of all manner of nosological mischief; falling to dropsy.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Thomas Carlyle
The state of the blood in this disease is one of peculiar interest, dominating as it does its whole pathology and determining its nosological position.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
